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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Deposit \De*pos"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deposited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depositing}.] [L. depositus, p. p. of deponere. See {Depone}, and cf. {Deposit}, n.] 1. To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich alluvium. [1913 Webster] The fear is deposited in conscience. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay up or away for safe keeping; to put up; to store; as, to deposit goods in a warehouse. [1913 Webster] 3. To lodge in some one's hands for safe keeping; to commit to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a sum of money subject to order. [1913 Webster] 4. To lay aside; to rid one's self of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If what is written prove useful to you, to the depositing that which I can not but deem an error. --Hammond. [1913 Webster] Note: Both this verb and the noun following were formerly written {deposite}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Deposit \De*pos"it\, n. [L. depositum, fr. depositus, p. p. of deponere: cf. F. d['e]p[^o]t, OF. depost. See {Deposit}, v. t., and cf. {Depot}.] 1. That which is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a solution (as the siliceous deposits of hot springs), or that which is mechanically deposited (as the mud, gravel, etc., deposits of a river). [1913 Webster] The deposit already formed affording to the succeeding portion of the charged fluid a basis. --Kirwan. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the conditions to invite exploitation. --Raymond. [1913 Webster] 3. That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for safe keeping; something intrusted to the care of another; esp., money lodged with a bank or banker, subject to order; anything given as pledge or security. [1913 Webster] 4. (Law) (a) A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor. (b) Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing. [1913 Webster] 5. A place of deposit; a depository. [R.] [1913 Webster] {Bank of deposit}. See under {Bank}. {In deposit}, or {On deposit}, in trust or safe keeping as a deposit; as, coins were received on deposit. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: deposit n 1: the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating [syn: {deposit}, {sedimentation}, {alluviation}] 2: matter that has been deposited by some natural process [syn: {sediment}, {deposit}] 3: the natural process of laying down a deposit of something [syn: {deposition}, {deposit}] 4: money deposited in a bank or some similar institution [syn: {deposit}, {bank deposit}] 5: a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later [syn: {down payment}, {deposit}] 6: money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use; "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car" 7: a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met 8: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping [syn: {depository}, {deposit}, {depositary}, {repository}] 9: the act of putting something somewhere [syn: {deposit}, {deposition}] v 1: put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack" [syn: {lodge}, {wedge}, {stick}, {deposit}] [ant: {dislodge}, {free}] 2: put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month" [syn: {deposit}, {bank}] [ant: {draw}, {draw off}, {take out}, {withdraw}] 3: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" [syn: {situate}, {fix}, {posit}, {deposit}]